FreshwaterBrackish
Asian redtail catfish
Hemibagrus nemurus
Bagridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 65 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 5,774 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in most habitat types, but most frequent in large muddy rivers, with slow current and soft bottom. Enters flooded forest. Feeds on exogenous insects, aquatic insect larvae, shrimps, other crustaceans and fishes. Moves into flooded forests to spawn and the young are usually first seen in August. In Tonlé Sap (Cambodia), maximum numbers are found as it returns to rivers in November and December. A highly priced aquarium fish. Usually marketed fresh. High in nutritive values especially omega-3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bagrus hoevenii
- Bagrus nemurus
- Hemibagrus hoevenii
- Macrones nemurus
- Mystus johorensis
- Mystus nemurus
In other languages
- Rødhalet pigmalle
- Oliivijuovamonni
- River catfish, Yellow Catfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.